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Loot Shanghai perhaps, causing misery (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spoilsport

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'misery' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'loot shanghai perhaps' is the wordplay.
'loot' becomes 'spoil' (I've seen this in another clue).
'shanghai perhaps' becomes 'sport' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'spoil'+'sport'='SPOILSPORT'

'causing' is the link.

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(Other definitions for spoilsport that I've seen before include "Party pooper" , "One who ruins others' enjoyment" , "Killjoy" , "Person marring others' pleasure" , "misery" .)

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